Alaa Hassan

The booming construction sector sheltered some of the people who had lost their jobs insmall businesses. But the dedicated Syrian workers, mainly day laborers, never obtainedtheir most basic rights: They worked without benefits or unions, without monetary or legalprotection, without regulations or safety procedures.Many of these workers were employed in construction building sanitary apartments that they, ironically,would never be able to afford. In the evenings they back to their own slapdash houses, the homes theyhad built in their “leisure time” during weekends and official holidays, without running water or septicsystems.

Alaa Hassan

Alaa Hassan is a photographer from Syria based in NY, political and social documentary photography